
OpenAI’s Bold Leap into AI Hardware
Last Updated on April 15, 2025 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Kalash Vasaniya
Originally published on Towards AI.
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Picture the combination of OpenAI’s incredible brain and Jony Ive’s stunning design talent, both men famous for working with Apple. This is what seems to be the ideal combination in the tech world.
OpenAI is in talks to buy io Products, a small startup working secretly and valued at more than $500 million.
Interestingly, this startup is working on groundbreaking devices that have the potential to transform everyday devices, like a pioneering idea called a “screenless phone.”
Picture a device that does away with the typical smartphone screen in favor of an entirely new way of interacting with technology.
He is referred to as the mastermind behind Apple’s most revolutionary designs. Now, with his design firm, LoveFrom, supporting io Products, you can look forward to nothing short of streamlined, bleeding-edge hardware that could make your current phone seem like a clunky antique.
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